David Blake

THE DEBUT CRIME THRILLER OF THE YEAR! "I bloody loved the book. Wow! Loved the twists and turns!" Ali Dunn A girl's body found mutilated by a boat's propeller, another dumped at the bottom of a slipway, and a disused Norfolk mill, hiding the secret to both. "A COLD DENSE shadow fell over Jane Richardson as she hurried along the concrete towpath. To her left, moonlight danced over the River Bure's untroubled surface as it slipped silently past, heading back the way she'd come. A low-hanging branch scratched at her face as she ducked underneath. From somewhere far behind her came the shriek of laughter, slicing through the air, only to fall silent a moment later to leave nothing but the sound of her high heels, click-clacking out a stark but steady beat." When a girl's body is found strangled, raped, and horrifically mutilated by a boat's propeller, deep in the heart of the Norfolk Broads, newly arrived Detective Inspector John Tanner is asked to assist with the investigation. At first, all the evidence points to a man who had a multi-million pound reason to kill her. But when an alibi is produced from an unexpected source, and another body appears at the base of a slipway, Tanner finds himself turning to local girl, Detective Constable Jenny Evans for help. As a more intimate relationship begins between them, they find themselves facing a race against time to identify a lethal adversary, one with a lust for blood and a mind set on revenge. Set within the mysterious beauty of the Norfolk Broads, this fast-paced British detective series is a cozy murder mystery that will have you guessing until the very end, when the last shocking twist is finally revealed. Broadland is a totally addictive crime thriller, the first in a chilling series of serial killer books, ones which will rapidly convert followers of Faith Martin, Joy Ellis, Damien Boyd, Michael Hambling and Helen H. Durrant into David Blake devotees.

A Chilling Norfolk Broads Crime Thriller

Broadland

Kelly Palmer

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Four missing children, three murdered men, and the helm of a boat with a blood-red sail, hiding a secret only he can tell. Returning to the Broads after nearly two years at sea, John Tanner moors up next to a boat to find the body of a man whose five-year-old daughter is nowhere to be seen. As a torrent of unwanted memories begins flooding through his mind, an attractive Broads Ranger arrives at the scene with a disturbing tale; one of children being taken by a ghostly figure, standing at the helm of an old wooden boat.

The Wherryman

THE DEBUT CRIME THRILLER SERIES OF THE YEAR! "Beautifully written, brutally wrenching, this is David Blake's best work so far." Samantha, Amazon.co.uk The remains of a 17th Century witch, an MP found hanging above a five-pointed star, and three girls with powers beyond anyone's control. As DI Tanner and DS Evans endeavour to make plans for their big day, the chance discovery of Norfolk's last known witch, tried and hanged by Norfolk's infamous Witchfinder General, sparks a chain of the most horrific events, none of which Tanner seems able to prevent. Set within the mysterious beauty of the Norfolk Broads, this fast-paced British detective series is a dark cozy murder mystery with a slice of humour and a touch of romance, one that will have you guessing until the very end, when the last shocking twist is finally revealed. Horsey Mere is a totally addictive gripping crime thriller, the fifth in a chilling series of serial killer books, ones which will rapidly convert followers of L J Ross, Faith Martin, Joy Ellis, Damien Boyd and Helen H. Durrant into David Blake devotees.

Horsey Mere

THE DEBUT CRIME THRILLER SERIES OF THE YEAR! "Absolutely brilliant. I couldn't put the book down. Read it in a day." Mrs EE Porter, Amazon.co.uk A body caught on the end of a mast, another skewered by a rhond hook, and a chain of evidence Tanner cannot accept. As a twisting gale howls its way over Barton Broad, DS Jenny Evans joins a handsome old friend to help rescue the crew of an overturned boat. But when they discover a body, snagged on the end of the mast, one murder soon follows another, leaving DI John Tanner with a race against time, desperate to prove that the most obvious suspect isn't who everyone seems to think it is. Set within the mysterious beauty of the Norfolk Broads, this fast-paced British detective series is a dark cozy murder mystery with a slice of humour and a touch of romance, one that will have you guessing until the very end, when the last shocking twist is finally revealed. Three Rivers is a totally addictive gripping crime thriller, the fourth in a chilling series of serial killer books, ones which will rapidly convert followers of L J Ross, Faith Martin, Joy Ellis, Damien Boyd and Helen H. Durrant into David Blake devotees.

Three Rivers

Moorings

A girl thrown from a church tower, a man sacrificed to Satan, and a priest murdered at the hands of the Devil. "Wow! Even better than Broadland!" Anna Burke When the body of an old man is found lying in the ruins of St Benet's Abbey, his throat cut, a knife resting in his open hand, DI John Tanner and DC Jenny Evans are given no choice but to accept a ruling of death by misadventure. But when the body goes missing from its tomb, after a priest is found nailed to a cross, and another impaled on a stake, everything begins to point back to the murder of a teenage girl, thrown from the top of a church tower, some forty-three years before. Set within the mysterious beauty of the Norfolk Broads, this fast-paced British detective series is a murder mystery with a slice of humour and a touch of romance, one that will have you guessing until the very end, when the last shocking twist is finally revealed. St. Benet's is a totally addictive gripping crime thriller, the second in a chilling series of serial killer books, ones which will rapidly convert followers of L J Ross, Faith Martin, Joy Ellis, Damien Boyd and Helen H. Durrant into David Blake devotees.

St. Benet's

A standalone book that's the first in a series.ROM COM WITH A VODKA & COKECan a girl fall for a guy if his name sounds like a mechanically operated sex toy?Abigail Love and her new cameraman, Will, were in the same class at school. Ten years later they find themselves in the same company, but at first, neither can remember who the other one is. As they start to date, what happens when they find out, especially when Will realises that it was Abigail who'd teased him into early therapy?ABOUT THE AUTHORDavid Blake is the author of the brand new series of laugh out loud Abigail Love books. This first one is a funny British romantic comedy that is basically a love story. It's also been described as chic lit, but it's probably not. However, people are saying that it is one of the best rom com books that they've ever read, apart from books by Nick Spalding of course. He's also written a series of funny books about Inspector Capstan that form the back story to this new series.

The 1st Abigail Love Book and the Very Best in Funny British Laugh Out Loud Romantic Comedy Chic Lit Rom Com Story Type Things

Prime Time Love

THE DEBUT CRIME THRILLER SERIES OF THE YEAR! A war veteran murdered in his home, a property developer with links to organised crime, and an old family secret that seems unwilling to stay dead. When Harry Falcon, a wealthy boatyard owner and highly decorated World War Two veteran, is found drowned in his bath, DI John Tanner and DC Jenny Evans start by questioning his two sons, each with a motive for wanting him dead. But when the elder son is found with his head smashed in under a toppled yacht, and the younger son has been talking to a local property developer, one who'd spent months trying to buy the yard from his father, the investigation soon leads them towards a dark and dangerous secret, one which nobody can quite believe. Set within the mysterious beauty of the Norfolk Broads, this fast-paced British detective series is a dark cozy murder mystery with a slice of humour and a touch of romance, one that will have you guessing until the very end, when the last shocking twist is finally revealed. Moorings is a totally addictive gripping crime thriller, the third in a chilling series of serial killer books, ones which will rapidly convert followers of L J Ross, Faith Martin, Joy Ellis, Damien Boyd and Helen H. Durrant into David Blake devotees.

First published in 1992, this title conducts an in-depth examination of the investment behaviour of pension funds, presenting the first econometric model in this area. Using the well-established framework of modern portfolio theory, David Blake derives a model of optimal portfolio behaviour that explains pension fund asset holdings in terms of the most important macroeconomic and cyclical indicators. He shows how factors such as industry profitability, the balance of payments and the monetary and fiscal policies of the government influence pension fund investments. Broad in scope, this reissue will be of particular value to students and academics with an interest in econometrics, investment analysis and the pension fund industry.

Modelling Pension Fund Investment Behaviour (Routledge Revivals)

Since the 1980s, the characteristics model in economics has been applied to the field of finance, and offers a fresh perspective for understanding financial behaviour. This book brings together some of the latest research by leading exponents of the characteristics model and its application to finance.

A Characteristics Approach

Finance

On Monday, February 9th 2004, Maura Murray, a student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst just starting the second semester of her junior year, went missing. At 7:29 that evening, police in the tiny northern hamlet of Haverhill, New Hampshire just a few miles from the Vermont border received a report of a single-car accident that had just occurred at a sharp curve on Route 112. Minutes later, a man returning to his nearby home happened upon the scene and spoke briefly with the woman driver whom he later identified as Maura. She declined his assistance, and he phoned in a second report of the crash at 7:43. By the time the first officer arrived at the accident site at 7:46, the woman driver had vanished without a trace. Maura Murray has never been seen since. While very little is known about her activities during the weeks and months leading up to her mysterious disappearance, absolutely nothing is certain about what happened to her after the accident. B.O.L.O. fills in the blanks, staying mainly within the boundaries of case facts to weave a tale of how Maura came to be in northern New Hampshire on that cold February night. And it suggests three scenarios for what happened next - sad, hopeful, and chilling. Thirty-six hours after the car crash was first reported to authorities, a Be On the Look Out bulletin for the missing young woman was issued by Haverhill police to neighboring communities. It has never been rescinded.

Be on the Look Out

B.O.L.O

Financial Market Analysis provides coverage of modern finance theory and its implications, while also including illustrations of the various finance instruments and how they are used.

Financial Market Analysis

Hanns Eisler

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A Miscellany

The second case for Inspector Capstan where he has to contend with a certain Mrs Cate Jakebury, a young university lecturer who's also a published author. But things don't go well when she decides to murder her husband, become a pirate, steal HMS Victory and then attack France, just to research her next novel.

The 2nd Case for Inspector Capstan

The Curious Case of Cut-Throat Cate

Detective Inspector Capstan investigates a murder at Bath's almost famous Basin Museum, a hapless armed robbery, the theft of ancient Roman weaponry and the answer to "one across" in the local newspaper. Meanwhile, the city is under threat of Roman invasion and their leader, sexy young exhibitionist Becky Philips, is taking no prisoners.

The 1st Case for Inspector Capstan

The Slaughtered Virgin of Zenopolis

Never have there been so many complaints about our pension system; about the state pension falling behind earnings, about the mis-selling of personal pensions, about the perceived poor value of annuities, and about high charges and poor investment performance.

Pension Schemes and Pension Funds in the United Kingdom

While not attempting to train readers as professional economists, this book aims to provide a secure grounding in the theory and practice of economics insofar as it deals with pension matters. From reading this book, the user will understand: * The key types of pension scheme * The role of pensions in maximizing individual lifetime welfare * The role of pensions in individual savings and retirement decisions * The role and consequences of the pension plan from the company's viewpoint * The role of pensions in promoting aggregate savings * The role of pensions and retirement in overlapping generations models * The economics of ageing and intergenerational accounting * The social welfare implications of pensions * The lessons of behavioural economics for pensions

Pension Economics

This book provides a secure grounding in the theory and practice of finance insofar as it deals with pension matters. By using it, the reader will understand the various types of investment assets; * the allocation of personal wealth to different asset classes * corporate pension finance * the financial aspects of defined contribution pension plans during both the accumulation and distribution phases * the financial aspects of defined benefit pension plans * the role of pension funds and pension fund management * pension fund performance measurement and attribution * risk management in pension funds

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